News published on Federal Newswire in April 2021

News Release: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve will host two summer Youth Archeology Expeditions (YAE) for San Luis Valley middle school and high school students. YAE is a 6-day program that introduces participants to the discipline of prehistoric and historic archeology through place-based learning. Participants...

National Park Service Hosts Discussion with Indian Arts and Crafts Board

News Release: On March 26, 2021, the WASO Commercial Services Program hosted a discussion among the Department of the Interior Indian Arts and Craft Board (IACB), National Park Service concessioners, and cooperating association representatives to share challenges, lessons learned, and resources available to support...

Former Inmate Admits Role in Scheme to use Drones to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Federal Prison

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted participating in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and to possessing heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

E&C Announces Hearing on Legislation to Preserve FTC’s 13(b) Consumer Protection Powers

By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2021

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a fully remote legislative hearing on Tuesday, April 27, at 1 p.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “The Consumer Protection and Recovery Act: Returning Money to Defrauded Consumers."

BLM reminds public to drive only on existing roads

News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - There are hundreds of miles of roads to use when exploring public land in Wyoming. The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District (HDD) reminds people that it is illegal to travel off existing roads in a motorized vehicle.

State transportation, National Park Service officials mark a milestone in launch of self-driving shuttle

News Release: The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the National Park Service (NPS) today announced the launch of the first self-driving vehicle to be tested at a recreational public lands site in the nation.

Chair Grijalva: Long-Delayed Biological Opinion Makes Clear That the EPA Must Ban Malathion As Soon as Possible to Protect Endangered Species

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said today that the draft biological opinion the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the pesticide malathion makes it clear that the EPA must ban the substance as soon as possible. The draft...

New Mission for Savannah River Site Drones: Inspect Covered Waste Sites

By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2021

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - For the first time, camera-mounted drones recently hovered, dipped, and glided above EM ’s remediated waste sites at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to ensure the structural integrity of the protective covers over them.

DEA’s National Take Back Day Set for April 24

News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - The Drug Enforcement Administration is partnering with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies for the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Minnesota has 79 Take Back sites available across the state where people can anonymously drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications, free of charge.

Just the Ticket: Hanford Starts Melter Safety Testing

By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2021

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The EM Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) team is on track to conduct the next phase of safety testing inside the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, now that initial testing of its two “melter trains" is complete.

FEMA approves $2.69 million for Bay County pumping station emergency power

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2021

News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla - FEMA has approved a grant of $2,689,984 to Bay County to provide emergency power for the Williams Bayou pumping station. The grant is funded by FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

DOE to Support 11 Remote and Island Communities Transitioning to Resilient Clean Energy Solutions

By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2021

Release: Remote Communities Partner with DOE Experts and National Labs to Adopt Clean Energy Solutions that Reduce Energy Costs and Power Disruptions

Carper Statement on the EPA IG’s New Report on the SAFE Vehicles Rule

By US DOT Newswire | Apr 20, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General (IG) which found that the Trump Administration repeatedly cut corners in its preparation and review of the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule.

Virtual Summer Writing Camp: Engineering Matters: Make It, Break It, Fix It

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Springfield Armory National Historic Site is pleased to offer a virtual summer writing camp for grades 5 through 8 in collaboration with the Western Mass Writing Project. The camp will run from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. during the week of July 19 through July 23, 2021. Scholarships are available.

Wyden, Cardin, Hassan, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Boost Capital Access for Businesses Owned by Women, People of Color

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Small Business Committee Chair Ben Cardin, D-Md., Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., today introduced legislation to expand women entrepreneurs’ access to capital.

Pallone Opening Remarks at Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Deploying a Just and Clean Energy Future

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Generating Equity: Deploying a Just and Clean Energy Future:"

Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Serve More Than Twenty-Four Years in Federal Prison for Child Sex Trafficking

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, ROLANDO CIFUENTES-LOPEZ, 37, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve more than 24 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

National Park Service to Host Virtual Meetings on Amache Special Resource Study & Extend the Public Comment Period

News Release: DENVER-The National Park Service (NPS) is extending the comment period for the Amache Special Resource Study to June 30, 2021, and invites the public to participate in three additional virtual (online) meetings. The NPS is conducting this study to determine whether Amache should be considered for inclusion as a unit of the national park system.

Powder Springs man indicted for laundering over two million dollars in proceeds from a Business Email Compromise scheme

News Release: ATLANTA - Denis Onderi Makori has been indicted on charges relating to a business email compromise (BEC) scheme targeting a Pennsylvania university and allegedly defrauding it out of more than $2 million.

E&C Announces Hearing on Legislation to Preserve FTC’s 13(b) Consumer Protection Powers